Drew Flaherty
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Who am I?

I am someone who likes to create. I am someone who also values inclusivity and consideration. I bring a background in philosophy and ethics into my creative process, because I believe that the most impactful experiences are universal.

MY LIFE's TASK*

I need to understand the why. I take things apart to discover how they work — and when it comes to people, I'm endlessly curious about what they need and what they're reaching for. My purpose is to connect the dots, build the bridges, and make things better than I found them.

*Concept from Robert Greene's Mastery — your unique purpose, discovered by returning to what absorbed you before the world told you what to want.

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I research how people make decisions with technology — and design systems that make those decisions easier.

Currently an MS-HCI student at Georgia Tech, where my work sits at the intersection of user research and product thinking. Before grad school I spent four years running mixed-methods research at UGA, launched Athens' first full marathon, and built client interfaces at a SaaS company.

11.54*

Marathoner

4

CITIES LIVED IN

400+

RESEARCH PARTICIPANTS

*DNFed in Albany, Georgia - ask me about it.

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Design and Research Intern

June 2026 - August 2026

DESIGN VALUES

01

Question assumptions

The brief is a starting point, not a contract. Early website work taught me that what a client asks for and what they actually need are rarely the same thing.

02

Find the right problem

The most important finding is often the one nobody expected. Research into how people build and leverage networks taught me that surface behavior almost always points to something deeper worth solving.

03

Listen closely to what's not working

Friction is data. Across every project — from SaaS interfaces to community programs — the complaints, the workarounds, the things people do instead have always pointed to the real brief.

My Inspiration

FAVORITE QUOTE

It is in fact the height of selfishness to merely consume what others create and to retreat into a shell of limited goals and immediate pleasures.

Mastery by Robert Greene

RUNNING

RUNNING

Clocking miles in Atlanta. Next race… Kiawah Island Marathon 2026.

READING

READING

The Creative Way: An Act of Being by Rick Rubin

LISTENING

Live in the Void by From Indian Lakes

NEVER GIVE UP

NEVER GIVE UP

NEVER GIVE UP

GO OUT FIGHTING

GO OUT FIGHTING

GO OUT FIGHTING